Eluru, Aug. 24 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged farmers and youth to set up food processing units as they will generate employment and wealth.
The Chief Minister, along with Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Governor S Abdul Nazeer released Garme Popcornica's non-GMO hybrid maize seeds at Musunuru in the district on Monday.
Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, the Chief Minister noted that Garme Popcorn is producing indigenous, non-GMO seeds on Indian soil in association with farmers.
"Non-GMO hybrid maize is being cultivated across 40,000 acres by 17,500 farmers. Hitherto, a large quantity of the popcorn was being imported from various countries including Brazil. Henceforth, our popcorn should b...